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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 August 2015
      28 May 2009
      ISBN:
      9780511626746
      9780521747875
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511626746
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      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.05kg, 664 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Literature, Area Studies, European Literature, Anglo Saxon and Medieval Literature, European Studies
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    The Malleus Maleficarum, first published in 1486–7, is the standard medieval text on witchcraft and it remained in print throughout the early modern period. Its descriptions of the evil acts of witches and the ways to exterminate them continue to contribute to our knowledge of early modern law, religion and society. Mackay's highly acclaimed translation, based on his extensive research and detailed analysis of the Latin text, is the only complete English version available, and the most reliable. Now available in a single volume, this key text is at last accessible to students and scholars of medieval history and literature. With detailed explanatory notes and a guide to further reading, this volume offers a unique insight into the fifteenth-century mind and its sense of sin, punishment and retribution.

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    'Its paperback format makes it ideal for classroom use … Mackay's translation is accurate …'

    Source: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History

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